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SAND, PLANTATION URBANISM AND THE EXTENDED POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF INFRASTRUCTURES IN INDIA
Abstract Recently, large parts of India and the global South have witnessed widespread sand extraction from rural sites for urban infrastructure projects, causing extensive environmental damage. Critical scholarship has theorized these sites as new extractive frontiers that facilitate the needs of green energy transitions and planetary urbanization. In
Siddharth Menon
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Myanmar migrant laborers in Ranong, Thailand [PDF]
Thailand is the major destination for migrants in mainland Southeast Asia, and Myanmar (Burmese) migrants account for the dominant share. This paper sheds light on the actual working conditions and the life of Myanmar migrants in Thailand, based on our ...
Endo, Tamaki+4 more
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Termite colonies from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar demonstrate their early eusocial lifestyle in damp wood
Insect eusociality is characterized by cooperative brood care, reproductive division of labour and multiple generations of adults within a colony. The morphological specializations of the different termite castes from Burmese amber were recently reported,
Zhipeng Zhao+4 more
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BEYOND PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS: Small‐Scale Land Speculation and Displacement in Peri‐Urban Myanmar
Abstract Land speculation is a significant factor contributing to the displacement of poor populations in global South cities. While extensive research has examined how urban expansion increases land values—primarily focusing on state‐led or real estate development projects—it often neglects the speculative and displacement dynamics occurring in ...
Francesca Chiu
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Pyay sub-basin is located in the southern part of the Central Myanmar Forearc Basin, an elongate belt of en-echelon folds and thrust faults formed as a result of the hyper-oblique convergence of the India and Asia plates.
Lin Thu Aung+5 more
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Abstract Patricia Berry’s interpretation of the Demeter/Persephone myth, and her concept of rape into consciousness, illuminate intrapsychic dynamics. However, this symbolic lens may inadvertently distance us from the devastating nature of literal rape—a reality the Homeric Hymn encapsulates.
Barbara Cerminara
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A Summary of the Myanmar Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Obesity
There is a significant prevalence of overweight and obesity in Myanmar. It is anticipated that this will impact on the morbidity associated with other lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, Type 2 diabetes and various types of cancer.
Tint Swe Latt+4 more
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The principle of non-interference in ASEAN: Can Malaysia spearhead the effort towards a more interventionist ASEAN [PDF]
The principle of non-interference in the internal aff airs of ASEAN member states has been identified as among the most significant element that shaped ASEAN intra relations and still remain very much appreciated.
Othman, Muhammad Fuad+1 more
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